Moon Phases 278 — LCMS Lutheran

Historical note. Dates before the 1582 reform are shown on the Julian calendar. The astronomical positions are computed but approximate this far back — the lunar theory drifts by roughly a day across two millennia. The date of Easter shown is a retrojection: before the Council of Nicaea (325) there was no single agreed Easter (the Paschal Controversy).

Blue moon in 278: August 19 (third of four in summer)

Last quarter Thu, January 3 · 23:52 UT

New moon Thu, January 10 · 18:52 UT

First quarter Fri, January 18 · 12:11 UT

Full moon Sat, January 26 · 09:12 UT

Last quarter Sat, February 2 · 07:14 UT

New moon Sat, February 9 · 08:49 UT

First quarter Sun, February 17 · 08:51 UT

Full moon Sun, February 24 · 21:45 UT

Last quarter Sun, March 3 · 14:08 UT

New moon Sun, March 10 · 23:44 UT

First quarter Tue, March 19 · 03:20 UT

Full moon Tue, March 26 · 07:28 UT

Last quarter Mon, April 1 · 21:44 UT

New moon Tue, April 9 · 15:04 UT

First quarter Wed, April 17 · 18:35 UT

Full moon Wed, April 24 · 15:06 UT

Last quarter Wed, May 1 · 06:58 UT

New moon Thu, May 9 · 06:24 UT

First quarter Fri, May 17 · 06:17 UT

Full moon Thu, May 23 · 21:47 UT

Last quarter Thu, May 30 · 18:23 UT

New moon Fri, June 7 · 21:23 UT

First quarter Sat, June 15 · 14:46 UT

Full moon Sat, June 22 · 04:45 UT

Last quarter Sat, June 29 · 08:16 UT

New moon Sun, July 7 · 11:40 UT

First quarter Sun, July 14 · 20:58 UT

Full moon Sun, July 21 · 13:03 UT

Last quarter Mon, July 29 · 00:36 UT

New moon Tue, August 6 · 00:56 UT

First quarter Tue, August 13 · 02:14 UT

Full moon Mon, August 19 · 23:33 UT

Last quarter Tue, August 27 · 19:03 UT

New moon Wed, September 4 · 13:00 UT

First quarter Wed, September 11 · 08:02 UT

Full moon Wed, September 18 · 12:45 UT

Last quarter Thu, September 26 · 14:41 UT

New moon Fri, October 4 · 00:05 UT

First quarter Thu, October 10 · 15:46 UT

Full moon Fri, October 18 · 04:48 UT

Last quarter Sat, October 26 · 09:57 UT

New moon Sat, November 2 · 10:41 UT

First quarter Sat, November 9 · 02:24 UT

Full moon Sat, November 16 · 23:20 UT

Last quarter Mon, November 25 · 03:06 UT

New moon Sun, December 1 · 21:21 UT

First quarter Sun, December 8 · 16:20 UT

Full moon Mon, December 16 · 19:10 UT

Last quarter Tue, December 24 · 16:59 UT

New moon Tue, December 31 · 08:20 UT

The moon behind Easter

Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox — but the Church reckons this with a tabular ("ecclesiastical") moon and a fixed equinox of March 21, not the astronomical sky. The two usually agree to the day, but not always.

Ecclesiastical (computus)

Equinox (fixed)March 21

Paschal full moonMarch 24

Golden number13

Astronomical

Nearest full moonMarch 26

Time07:28 UT

Difference 2 days

Easter 278 falls on March 31, 278.

Moon Phases — 278

The moon behind Easter